Adjustable article receiver for vending machines



Mar. 27, 1923. 1,450,058.

' D. ALLEN.

ADJUSTABLE ARTICLE RECEIVER FOR VENDING MACHINES. I

FILED DEQG, I921- 2-SHEETS'SHEET l.

- ATTORNEY.

. D. ALLEN.

Mar. 27 1923.

ADJUSTABLE ARTICLE RECEIVER FOR VENDING MACHINES.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

FILED DEC; 6, I921.

IN VEN TOR ATTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 27, 1923.

UNITED STATES DAVID ALLEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ADJUSTABLE ARTICLE RECEIVER FOR VENDING MACHINES.

Application filed December 6, 1921. Serial No. 520,303.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, DAVID ALLEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in an Adjustable ArticleReceiver for Vending Machines, of

ing means for use in dispensing articles of,

different sizes.

Another object is to provide a simply constructed drum of this characterhaving a readily changeable article holding and delivering chamber.

Another object is to provide an adjustable guard for use in connectionwith a drum of this character and having an ad justable drum lockingmember carried thereby.

With these and other objectsin view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction as hereinafter shown, described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a longitudinal sectionof a vending machine equipped with this improved carrier, parts beingbroken off for convenience in-illustration.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a horizontal section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1, withparts broken out to disclose members in the bottom of the machine.

Fig. t-is a detail transverse section of the drum and the locking meanstherefor, with the receiving or delivery chamber shown of a size todispense a cigar, and with the locking mechanism shown in the positionassumed when the cigar is being discharged.

Fig. 5 is a similar view with the drum shown engaged. by the lockingmechanism which occurs when no article is carried in the deliverychamber.

Fig. 6 is a similar view with the drum shown in normal position, and thereceiving chamber adjusted to receive articles larger than a cigar, and,

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the delivery drum detached.

In the embodiment illustrated, a casing 1 of a vending machine is shownin the end wall 3 of which is rotatably mounted a hollow delivery drum2. This drum 2 is preferably constructed of wood although obviously itmay be of any other suitable material and as shown is crescent shaped incross section and a transversely. curved sheet metal section 5adjustably mounted circumferentially thereon as is shown clearly inFigs. 1, 4, 5 and 6. The sheet metal section 5 is slotted transverselyas shown at 6 and is adjustably mounted on the drum proper by means of ascrew 7 which extends through said slot 6 into the drum body and holdsthe shell or section 5 with its free end adjusted toward or away fromthe adjacent edge of the drum body the desired distance to form areceptacle or seat for the article to be vended.

A flexible covering 8 composed of any suitable material is designed tobe wrapped around the drum and span the space between the free edge ofthe shelf 5 and the opposed edge of the drum body and said coveringisadapted to be extended into the drum between the edges to form a seat 9for the article to be vended.

As shown the covering 8 is secured at one end to a metal strip 10 whichis fixedly secured to the drum adjacent one of its free edges and thecovering bridges the space between said edge and the opposed edge of theshell 5 and is. secured in adjusted position by any suitable means, a.button 11 being here shown for this purpose, the shank 12 of whichextends through a longitudinally disposed slot 13 formed in the free endof the seat forming cover 8, as is shown clearly in Fig. 7.

From the above description, it will be obvious that the seat 9 may bevaried by adjusting the shell 5 relatively to the body of the drum sothat the opposed edges thereof will be closertogether or further awayfrom each other according to the size of the seat to be formed and thearticle to be vended and that after'so adjusting the shell, the cover 8will be correspondingly adjusted to increase or decrease the size ofseat 9, Figures 1, 4 and 5 showing seat 9 of a size to receive anddispense a cigar C while Fig. 6 shows a larger size seat to accommodatean article of larger size to" be dispensed or vended.

To adjust the covering 8 to vary the size of seat 9, all that isnecessary is to release the button 11 and draw the covering in onedirection so as to decrease the size of the seat 9 or to loosen it anddraw it in the other direction to increase the size of said seat. Itwill thus be seen that this improved dispensing drum may be easilyadjusted for discharging articles of different sizes and yet is simpleand cheap to manufacture.

To provide for the rotation of the drum 2 by a handle 14 outside thecasing 1, a com controlled disk 16is connected with the hand grip ll;and with the drum so that when a coin of suitable size is inserted'inthe chnte or slot 16, the handle and drum will be' connec ted so thatthe drum may be rotated to discharge the article contained in theseatwhich dropsonto an inclined delivery chute '17 from which it may beremoved by the r r ha b' i A 'coiled spring 18 is connected with thedrum 2 and with one wall of the casing 1 for returning the drum tonormal position after the iarticle has been discharged therefrom.

, The supply shelves 3.9 and 20 for the drum 2 and the locking means forthe drum are the sameasthose shown in my Patent No. 1,297,775, issuedMarch 18,1919.

' Figs. 1 and 2 show the machine constructed to deliver cigars andconsequently a vhumidor H is shown in connection therewith biit.obviouslythis may be omitted since it I isnot used except when cigarsare to be f nd d- J The gist of this invention resides in the peculiarlyconstructed drum having the seat 9' adjiistahle for delivering articlesof different sizes andthe coin controlled disk 15 may be of any desiredfsize and adapted to" receive any desired coin according to the price ofthe article to be dispensed by the machine.

The preferred embodiinentof the inven- .7 tion disclosed in thedrawingsand set forthlin the specification, but it will be understoodthat any modifications Within the scope of the claimed winventionina'ybe made in the construction without departing from the principle of theinvention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

1, An article delivery device for a dispensing machine comprising arotary drum j stable-article receiving seat to dispense arti cles ofdifferentsizes. V

having a circumferentially and radially adto vary the size thereof, anda covering to span saidop'enings and form a seat for the articles to bedelivered. a

3. An article delivery device for a dispensing machine comprising ahollow drum composed of two sections tele scopically engaged and circumferentially adjustable rela-r tively'lto each other, said sectionshaving openings therein to register andcoo'perate to vary the sizethereof, and a iflexible coven ing to span said 'openingsand form "aseat for the article to be delivered;

4. An article delivering device for a dis pensing machine 'comprisingahollow rotary drum 'composed oftwo circumferentially adjustablesections having longitudinal openings therein, the edge of theop'eningin one section being adjustable toward .the' opposed edge of the openingin the other section to vary the distances betweentheinfai1dthe flexiblecovering spanning the'distance between said edges and adapted to extendinto the drum and form a seat for the article 'to be dispensed. v

5. A delivery drum for vending machines comprising twohollowsemi-cylindrical sections engaged with'each other to telescopecircumferentially relatively one to theotlier, one of said sectionsbeing slotted circumferentially'andthe otherhaving a headed fastener toextend through said'slot and adjustably connect the sections, and aflexible 7 covering secured one end to -one of said sections adjacentthe edge thereof and spanning the space betwee'jnthe sections andadjiistably connected to the other section.

6. An article delivery device for dispensing machines comprising ahollow drum having an opening in the perimeter thereof, a flexiblecovering secured-at one end to said 'dr'uln adjacent said opening andspanning the opening and extending into the druin to form a seat, theother end of said covering being"longitudinally slotted, and a-fbuttonfor securing said end, the shank of which extends through said slot 111testimonyjwhereoffl affix my signature her to- DAVID A LE

